What if the people best positioned to save lives aren't always healthcare professionals? Dr. Wagaki Gicheru shares how she helped Kenya train more than 11,000 motorcycle taxi drivers as first responders, her journey from anesthesiology to medical education, and her work advancing simulation and digital learning. She also discusses her partnership with Northwestern University and why global health often begins by addressing needs in your own community.

Neurological disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality around the world, yet many people in low and middle income countries have never had access to a neurologist. In this episode, Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, the director of the new Center for Global Neurology at the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, talks about her career path to medicine and her passion for expanding access to neurological care worldwide.

Tracing a trajectory from her medical education in China through a masters degree and PhD in Japan and a fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, Lifang Hou, MD, PhD, has cultivated an international career which now includes spearheading global cancer prevention initiatives that span from Africa to South America. In this episode, she discusses her career journey and how her work in genetics, epigenetics, and early cancer detection is helping bring affordable screening and prevention strategies to underserved communities around the world.